English Dictionary

hew

/hjuː/

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. / (transitive) To shape; to form. / (transitive, US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

He hews the wood into shape.

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

Hew them to pieces, hack their bones asunder[…]

意味（2）

(transitive) To shape; to form.

One of the most widely used typefaces in the world was hewn by the English printer and typographer John Baskerville.

意味（3）

(transitive, US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

Few men measured up to his standard of righteousness; he hewed to the line.